Been lurking for a few weeks and decided to post in the hopes you ca help!
I had a private sleep study in the Uk and have not yet been seen by a doctor in the NHS. So I bought my own APAP to get my treatment started.
I’ve read no end on flow limitations, positional apnea, soft cervical collars etc. I’ve tried to eliminate any events linked to position, but struggle to stay on my aide despite the tennis ball method and the scc I can only keep on for a short time due to neck pain.
I mouth tape to make sure I don’t get any leaks with my mask, which works really well.
I’m including 2 nights data using different settings, they also show my oxygen desats.
I’ve tried different minimum and maximum pressures, I’ve found higher pressures lead to the odd central apnoea which I’ve been trying to avoid. I’ve also tried different epr, normally 2 or 3.
The data from 15th had an epr of 2 and last nights data on 28th had an epr of 3.
I’m unsure if my desats can be fixed with the machine I have or if I’ll need for example a bilevel?
Appreciate any input! Many thanks ☺️